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Hand Gor n P lanterQ No 227,769. Patented May 18,1880

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ILFETERS, PHOTO-LITMOGRAPKER, WASHINGTON n c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES M. HARRISON, OF HOLLANSBURG, OHIO.

H-AND C'ORN-PLANTE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 2N0.- 227,769, dated May 18, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES MARTIN HAR- RISON, of Hollansburg, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand Corn-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section, through the line as m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken through the line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken through the line 2 z, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts.

' which Letters Patent N 0. 111,202 were gran ted to me January 24, 1871, so as to make them more convenient in use and more satisfactory in operation.

The invention consists in the combination, with the lever, the seed-dropping slide, and the hopper, of a peculiarly-constructed spring cut-off.

A B are the ordinary lever-plates of a hand seed-planter. To the upper ends of the levers A B are attached the handles 0, by which the planter is carried and operated, and which, for convenience, are placed at right angles with each other. To the outer side of the upper part of the lever B is attached the seed-hopper D, upon the bottom of which the seed-dropping slide E works. The slide E passes through holes in the levers AB and through a hole in the outer side of thehopperD. The slide E is connected with the lever A by two pins passing through it upon the opposite sides of the said lever A, so that it may be operated bymovingthesaidleverA. TheslideEiskept from being drawn out of the hopper I) by apin passed through its end upon the outer side of the said hopper D, which pin also prevents too great a strain from coming upon the pivotscrews of the levers A B. In the slide E is formed a hole, F, to receive seed within the hopper D, carry it out, and drop it into the space between the levers A B. The size of the seeddropping hole F is regulated by a plate, Gr, placed upon the upper side of the outer part of the slide E, and secured to it by two screws.

Application filed March 6, 1880. (No model.)

The inner end of the plate Gris bent down into the hole F, so as to'form one side of the said hole, and the plate G is slotted to receive the where it is bent downward and outward, passes again through the hole. in the lever B, and projects into the space between the levers A B, where it is bent downward and inward, passes a third time through the hole in the lev'er B, and again projects into the hopper D, where its end is bent upward at right angles across the first loop, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, so that no kernels of corn can pass in between the said end and loop. The loop of the cut-off H projects so far into the space between the levers A B as to cover the hole F when the dropping-slide G is drawn out, and

.thus prevent any kernels from flying up above the slide G. The loop and end of the spring cutoff H project into the hopper D, and fit into the space between two blocks, I, attached to the bottom of the hopper D at the opposite sides of the slide E, so that no kernels of corn can get into the space between the loops of the cut-off H. The blocks I are rabbeted to receive the edges of the slide E, and partially cover the said slide, to relieve it from the pressure of the corn. To and between the outer ends of the blocks I and the side of the hopper is attached a third block, J, to prevent the slide E from being worn by the side of the hopper D.

With this arrangementof blocks and spring the slide E is in a great measure relieved from the pressure of the corn in the hopper, and thus works freely and easily.

With this construction, should a kernel of corn in the hole F project above the surface of the slide E, the end of the cut-off H will rise until the projecting kernel has passed the center of the cnt-ofi", when the inner end of the said cutoff will drop down and its outer D is beveled upon the inner side to allow the kernels to drop out of the hole F sooner than they otherwise would, and thus lessen the amount of movement of the lever A.

To the edges of the lever B are attached plates L, of such a size and shape that when the levers A B are pressed together the free edges of the plates L will be flush with the outer surface of the lever A.

To the side parts of the lever A are attached plates M, which are bent inward at right angles across the edges of the said lever A, space enough being left between the plates M and the edges of the lever A to receive the edges of the plates L.

The plates M are made of such a shape and size that they will always overlap the plates L, and thus close the space between the lovers A B in a neat and reliable manner.

The plates L M extend from the seed-dropping slide down to the hinging plates N, which are rigidly attached to the edges of the lever B, and to their upper ends are hinged the edges of the lever A by pivot-screws. The

plates N are so formed that one of their edges may correspond with the outer surface of the lower end of the lever B, and their other edges project so that the edges of the lower end of the lever A will be covered by the said plates as the said lever A moves upon its pivots.

0 are the blades or spades of the planter, which are attached to the outer sides of the lower ends of the levers A B, and are so formed as to fit upon the bevels of the said lower ends, so that the spades 0 cannot be pressed from the levers A B by the soil as they are thrust into the soil and as they are forced apart to open a space in the soil to receive the seed.

With this construction there is no wood for the soil to come in contact with to stick and clog, as it does when the wood is fastened to the outside of the spades.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a hand corn-planter, the combination, with the lever B, the seed-hopper D, and the seed-dropping slide E, of the spring cut-ofl' H, bent into loops and projecting into the seedhopper D and the space between the levers A B, substantially as herein shown and described, to prevent the slide E from carrying out any more seed than enough to fill the hole F without injuring the kernels, as set forth.

JAMES MARTIN HARRISON.

Witnesses:

Gno. W. DAVIS, J NO. G. NORRIS. 

